About Trip, KawaNOW and the VBA
Over the last 15 years, Robert "Trip" Hilliard has logged over 100,000 miles on a motorcycle. Sure, there are those that have ridden much farther in that span of
time, but that mileage and experience has given him the opportunity to try out many brands of road bikes. What did Trip end up buying and riding? Well, after doing the research, Trip decided on the Kawasaki Nomad. And six years later, 1,900+ VBA members are very glad he did.
It was in 2005 that Trip bought his black and silver 1600 Nomad nicknamed "RubyEarl" and being a webmaster by trade, he found the internet was lacking in providing a repository for information and camaraderie for the Nomad. Trip continued to receive emails from Nomad owners all over the world wanting answers to their Nomad questions.
So, in June of 2007, armed with nothing but a website and a forum, Trip created KawaNOW - Kawasaki Nomad Owners Worldwide which grew from just a few members to over 1,900 members within a four year span. In October of 2010, Kawasaki Corporation debuted a new bagger called the Vaquero. Kawasaki also asked Trip if the Vaquero could be included with the Nomad in the KawaNOW supported lineup. Trip agreed and in November of 2011 decided to change the name of KawaNOW to the Vulcan Bagger Association or VBA so that the Vaquero and the Voyager could be better represented. The goal and mission of the VBA is to provide a place for all Nomad/Vaquero/Voyager owners to get answers to their Vulcan-related questions, house all types of information and provide a place of "Vulcanraderie".
Trip encourages all VBA members to contribute any information they may deem important about their experiences with the Nomad, Vaquero or Voyager. Registered members of the VBA ask questions and get answers from the experienced membership. Regional groups have also been formed in the United States, Canada and Australia to link up Nomad/Vaquero/Voyager owners and provide rallies and rides in local areas.
Trip journals every road trip he takes on his personal website at http://www.hilliard.ws. He does this so that others can possibly experience the freedom in riding and seeing the USA on a motorcycle. When asked what the future holds for the VBA, Trip feels the sky's the limit. "The website and the forum are dedicated to the Nomad/Vaquero/Voyager owner, past, present and future", he says. "And it's dedicated to the Vulcan owner...worldwide!"
Trip is also asked by many about his nickname. "Trip" actually was derived from the word "Triple" and not from the fact that he takes trips all the time. Trip is the third "Robert Hilliard" in his family.
In addition to being a member of the VBA, Trip is also a member of the The Vulcan Riders Owners Club #16937, The Blue Knights Texas Chapter 34, The Texas Vulcan Riders Owners Club and the Sulphur Springs Corvette Club of Sulphur Springs, Texas.
It was in 2005 that Trip bought his black and silver 1600 Nomad nicknamed "RubyEarl" and being a webmaster by trade, he found the internet was lacking in providing a repository for information and camaraderie for the Nomad. Trip continued to receive emails from Nomad owners all over the world wanting answers to their Nomad questions.So, in June of 2007, armed with nothing but a website and a forum, Trip created KawaNOW - Kawasaki Nomad Owners Worldwide which grew from just a few members to over 1,900 members within a four year span. In October of 2010, Kawasaki Corporation debuted a new bagger called the Vaquero. Kawasaki also asked Trip if the Vaquero could be included with the Nomad in the KawaNOW supported lineup. Trip agreed and in November of 2011 decided to change the name of KawaNOW to the Vulcan Bagger Association or VBA so that the Vaquero and the Voyager could be better represented. The goal and mission of the VBA is to provide a place for all Nomad/Vaquero/Voyager owners to get answers to their Vulcan-related questions, house all types of information and provide a place of "Vulcanraderie".
Trip encourages all VBA members to contribute any information they may deem important about their experiences with the Nomad, Vaquero or Voyager. Registered members of the VBA ask questions and get answers from the experienced membership. Regional groups have also been formed in the United States, Canada and Australia to link up Nomad/Vaquero/Voyager owners and provide rallies and rides in local areas.
Trip journals every road trip he takes on his personal website at http://www.hilliard.ws. He does this so that others can possibly experience the freedom in riding and seeing the USA on a motorcycle. When asked what the future holds for the VBA, Trip feels the sky's the limit. "The website and the forum are dedicated to the Nomad/Vaquero/Voyager owner, past, present and future", he says. "And it's dedicated to the Vulcan owner...worldwide!"Trip is also asked by many about his nickname. "Trip" actually was derived from the word "Triple" and not from the fact that he takes trips all the time. Trip is the third "Robert Hilliard" in his family.
In addition to being a member of the VBA, Trip is also a member of the The Vulcan Riders Owners Club #16937, The Blue Knights Texas Chapter 34, The Texas Vulcan Riders Owners Club and the Sulphur Springs Corvette Club of Sulphur Springs, Texas.
Robert "Trip" Hilliard
Lindale, Texas
Email: trip@vulcanbagger.org
Personal Website with Trip Reports and Videos: http://www.hilliard.ws/kawasaki.htm
